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Key spending and savings measures in MYEFO

Key spending and savings measures in MYEFO

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KEY SPENDING SINCE THE MAY BUDGET

* Extra funding for 75 infrastructure projects ($813m over four years)

* Funding for community infrastructure projects ($541m over four years)

* Funding for commonwealth water functions ($398m over three years)

* Restoring funding for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ($800m over five years)

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* Delaying changes to bulk-billing incentive payments for pathology and diagnostic imaging ($200m over four years)

KEY SAVINGS SINCE THE MAY BUDGET

* redirecting uncommitted infrastructure funding ($2.2b over four years)

* Welfare payment fraud crackdown ($2.1b over four years)

* Stopping family tax benefit part A end-of-year supplement for families earning more than $80,000 ($644m over four years)

* Cap funding for Jobactive program for those over 25 ($329m over four years)


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